Jump to content

Alex Lanier: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Ranking
 
(72 intermediate revisions by 34 users not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:
{{Infobox badminton player
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Alex Lanier
| name = Alex Lanier
| image =
| image = Alex Lanier.jpg
| caption = Alex at 2021 [[Estonian International]]
| caption = Lanier in 2023
| country = France
| country = France
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|1|26}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|1|26}}
Line 12: Line 12:
| height =
| height =
| years_active = 2020–present
| years_active = 2020–present
⚫
| retired =
| handedness = Right
| handedness = Right
| coach =
| coach =
| event = Men's singles
| event = Men's singles
| career_record =
| career_record = 195 wins, 63 losses
| highest_ranking = 82
| highest_ranking = 15
| date_of_highest_ranking = 4 October 2022
| date_of_highest_ranking = 22 October 2024
| current_ranking = 82
| current_ranking = 15
| date_of_current_ranking = 4 October 2022
| date_of_current_ranking = 22 October 2024
⚫
| played =
| titles =
⚫
| bwf_id = F01EAC7A-8319-4695-85D3-869A0EDE2DB5
| medal_templates =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }}
{{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|European Team Championships]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2024 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2024 Łódź]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|European Mixed Team Championships]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2023 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships|2023 Spokane]] | [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles|Boys' singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2022 European Junior Badminton Championships|2022 Belgrade]] | [[2022 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' singles|Boys' singles]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2022 European Junior Badminton Championships|2022 Belgrade]] | [[2022 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' singles|Boys' singles]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Belgrade | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Belgrade | Mixed team }}
⚫
| bwf_id = F01EAC7A-8319-4695-85D3-869A0EDE2DB5
}}
}}
'''Alex Lanier''' (born 26 January 2005) is a French [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/94580/alex-lanier |title=Alex Lanier {{!}} Profile |website=Badminton World Federation |access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref> He was a boys' singles gold medalist at the [[2022 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' singles|2022 European Junior Championships]], and a bronze medalist at the [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles|2023 World Junior Championships]]. He became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament.<ref name="jpn24">{{cite web |title=Alex Lanier wins Japan Open at age 19, a first for French badminton |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2024/08/25/alex-lanier-wins-japan-open-at-age-19-a-first-for-french-badminton_6721479_9.html |publisher=Le Monde |date=25 August 2024 |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
'''Alex Lanier''' (born 26 January 2005) is a French [[badminton]] player.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Alex Lanier started playing badminton at the age of 3 and later joined the Dives-sur-Mer badminton club. In 2019, he left the Dives-sur-Mer, to join the club of Strasbourg, to compete in the French interclub division. In 2020, he joined INSEP at the age of only 15.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Chatel |first=Aline |title=Les pépites du sport à Caen (3/5). Alex Lanier, le prodige du badminton |url=https://actu.fr/normandie/dives-sur-mer_14225/les-pepites-du-sport-a-caen-3-5-alex-lanier-le-prodige-du-badminton_34753657.html |publisher=Actu.fr |date=5 July 2020 |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=fr}}</ref>
Alex Lanier started playing badminton at the age of 3 and later joined the Dives-sur-Mer badminton club. In 2019, he left the Dives-sur-Mer, to join the club of Strasbourg, to compete in the French interclub division. In 2020, he joined INSEP at the age of only 15.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Chatel |first=Aline |title=Les pépites du sport à Caen (3/5). Alex Lanier, le prodige du badminton |url=https://actu.fr/normandie/dives-sur-mer_14225/les-pepites-du-sport-a-caen-3-5-alex-lanier-le-prodige-du-badminton_34753657.html |publisher=Actu.fr |date=5 July 2020 |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=fr}}</ref>


In June 2021, he competed in the [[Lithuanian International]] tournament and won his first international title in the final by defeating Canada's player [[B. R. Sankeerth]].<ref name="ltu21">{{Cite web |title=Alex Lanier Remember the name |url=https://ubf.com.ua/2021/06/14/alex-lanier-remember-the-name/|access-date=2022-02-21|date=14 June 2021|first=Alan|last=Raftery |publisher=Ukrainian Badminton Federation}}</ref> Afterwards, he managed to advance to the final at the [[Latvia International]], but lost to India's [[Meiraba Luwang Maisnam]].<ref name="lat21">{{cite web |last=Raftery |first=Alan |title=Polina Buhrova leads the way for Ukraine |url=http://badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=8495343&pageid=5381&cmsid=239 |publisher=Badminton Europe |date=30 August 2021 |access-date=3 October 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221003163039/http://badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=8495343&pageid=5381&cmsid=239 |archive-date=3 October 2022}}</ref> He bounced back at the [[Italian International]] and won his second international title by defeating Czech player [[Jan Louda]].<ref name"ita21">{{cite web |title=Perfly Italian International 2021 : Alex Lanier vainqueur ! |url=http://www.ffbad.org/actus-19/2021/perfly-italian-international-2021-alex-lanier-vainqueur |publisher=French Badminton Federation |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=fr |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221003161653/http://www.ffbad.org/actus-19/2021/perfly-italian-international-2021-alex-lanier-vainqueur |archive-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
In June 2021, he competed in the [[Lithuanian International]] tournament and won his first international title in the final by defeating Canada's player [[B. R. Sankeerth]].<ref name="ltu21">{{Cite web |title=Alex Lanier Remember the name |url=https://ubf.com.ua/2021/06/14/alex-lanier-remember-the-name/|access-date=2022-02-21|date=14 June 2021|first=Alan|last=Raftery |publisher=Ukrainian Badminton Federation}}</ref> Afterwards, he managed to advance to the final at the [[Latvia International]], but lost to India's [[Meiraba Luwang Maisnam]].<ref name="lat21">{{cite web |last=Raftery |first=Alan |title=Polina Buhrova leads the way for Ukraine |url=http://badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=8495343&pageid=5381&cmsid=239 |publisher=Badminton Europe |date=30 August 2021 |access-date=3 October 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003163039/http://badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=8495343&pageid=5381&cmsid=239 |archive-date=3 October 2022}}</ref> He bounced back at the [[Italian International]] and won his second international title by defeating Czech player [[Jan Louda]].<ref name="ita21">{{cite web |title=Perfly Italian International 2021 : Alex Lanier vainqueur ! |url=http://www.ffbad.org/actus-19/2021/perfly-italian-international-2021-alex-lanier-vainqueur |publisher=French Badminton Federation |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=fr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003161653/http://www.ffbad.org/actus-19/2021/perfly-italian-international-2021-alex-lanier-vainqueur |archive-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>


In 2022, he clinched the boys' singles title at the [[2022 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' singles|European Junior Championships]].<ref name="ejc22">{{cite web |last=Gonzalez Martinez |first=Sara |title=Writing history in the 2022 European Junior Championships |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=8604524 |publisher=Badminton Europe |date=27 August 2022 |access-date=4 October 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827162050/http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=8604524 |archive-date=27 August 2022}}</ref> In October, he secured his first win on a World Tour event at the age of only 17, as he defeated Japanese [[Takuma Obayashi]] at the [[2022 Canada Open|Canada Open]].<ref name="can22">{{cite web |title=L'Alsacien Alex Lanier entre dans l'histoire en remportant son premier tournoi du World Tour au Canada |url=https://www.lalsace.fr/sport/2022/10/03/vainqueur-de-son-premier-tournoi-du-world-tour-au-canada-le-strasbourgeois-alex-lanier-entre-un-peu-plus-dans-l-histoire |publisher=L'Alsace |date=3 October 2021 |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=fr |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221003162432/https://www.lalsace.fr/sport/2022/10/03/vainqueur-de-son-premier-tournoi-du-world-tour-au-canada-le-strasbourgeois-alex-lanier-entre-un-peu-plus-dans-l-histoire |archive-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
In 2022, he clinched the boys' singles title at the [[2022 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' singles|European Junior Championships]].<ref name="ejc22">{{cite web |last=Gonzalez Martinez |first=Sara |title=Writing history in the 2022 European Junior Championships |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=8604524 |publisher=Badminton Europe |date=27 August 2022 |access-date=4 October 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827162050/http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=8604524 |archive-date=27 August 2022}}</ref> In October, he secured his first win on a World Tour event at the age of only 17, as he defeated Japanese [[Takuma Obayashi]] at the [[2022 Canada Open|Canada Open]].<ref name="can22">{{cite web |title=L'Alsacien Alex Lanier entre dans l'histoire en remportant son premier tournoi du World Tour au Canada |url=https://www.lalsace.fr/sport/2022/10/03/vainqueur-de-son-premier-tournoi-du-world-tour-au-canada-le-strasbourgeois-alex-lanier-entre-un-peu-plus-dans-l-histoire |publisher=L'Alsace |date=3 October 2021 |access-date=3 October 2022 |language=fr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003162432/https://www.lalsace.fr/sport/2022/10/03/vainqueur-de-son-premier-tournoi-du-world-tour-au-canada-le-strasbourgeois-alex-lanier-entre-un-peu-plus-dans-l-histoire |archive-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, Lanier won a bronze medal at the [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles|World Junior Championships]].<ref name="wjc23">{{cite web |last=Pineau |first=Valentin |title=Badminton. " Alex Lanier en bronze, c'est vraiment un exploit ", juge le coach des Bleuets |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/badminton/badminton-alex-lanier-en-bronze-cest-vraiment-un-exploit-juge-le-coach-des-bleuets-deef975e-66b2-11ee-9659-698a0c40ce91 |publisher=Ouest-France |date=9 October 2023 |access-date=27 August 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>

In 2024, Lanier won the [[2024 Japan Open|Japan Open]] title at a young age 19 years old. He defeated seeded player en-route to the final.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kumar |first=Prem |title=Japan Open: Lanier's here |url=https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2024/08/25/japan-open-laniers-here |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=25 August 2024 |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> The 19-year-old did it in sensational fashion, taking down world No.1 Shi Yu Qi 17-21 21-16 21-18 in the semifinals of DAIHATSU Japan Open 2024 – his first Super 750 tournament – on Saturday. By winning the Japan Open, he became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 event.<ref name="jpn24"/>


== Achievements ==
== Achievements ==

=== BWF World Junior Championships ===
''Boys' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
! Ref
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' singles|2023]]
| align="left" | [[The Podium (sports facility)|The Podium]], [[Spokane]], United States
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hu Zhean]]
| align="left" | 20–22, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="wjc23"/>
|}


=== European Junior Championships ===
=== European Junior Championships ===
Line 59: Line 86:
|}
|}


===BWF World Tour (1 title)===
===BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)===
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super&nbsp;1000, Super&nbsp;750, Super&nbsp;500, Super&nbsp;300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super&nbsp;100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super&nbsp;1000, Super&nbsp;750, Super&nbsp;500, Super&nbsp;300, and the BWF Tour Super&nbsp;100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>


''Men's singles''
''Men's singles''
Line 79: Line 106:
| style="text-align:left; background:white "| {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white "| {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="can22"/>
| style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="can22"/>
|-
| align="center" | [[2024 Canada Open#Finals|2024]]
| align="left" | Canada Open
| align="left" | Super 500
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koki Watanabe]]
| align="left" | 22–20, 17–21, 6–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white "| {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" |
|-
| align="center" | [[2024 Japan Open#Finals|2024]]
| align="left" | [[Japan Open (badminton)|Japan Open]]
| align="left" | Super 750
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chou Tien-chen]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white "| {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="jpn24"/>
|}
|}


=== BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up) ===
=== BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 4 runners-up) ===
''Men's singles''
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
Line 116: Line 159:
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kok Jing Hong]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kok Jing Hong]]
| align="left" | 22–20, 21–15
| align="left" | 22–20, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" |
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Estonian International
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yushi Tanaka]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 21–15, 12–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" |
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | [[Polish Open (badminton)|Polish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kalle Koljonen]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" |
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | [[Irish Open (badminton)|Irish Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Nhat Nguyen]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" |
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | [[Luxembourg Open (badminton)|Luxembourg Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Jason Teh]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" |
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | [[Denmark Challenge]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yushi Tanaka
| align="left" | 21–15, 12–21, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" |
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | [[Nantes International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Abián]]
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
| style="text-align:center; background:white" |
| style="text-align:center; background:white" |
|}
|}
:{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
:{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
:{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
:{{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament
:{{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament
Line 126: Line 212:


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{BWF|5D5BBB21-7F61-4E89-864A-4E6EAC00FA23}}
* {{BWF|F01EAC7A-8319-4695-85D3-869A0EDE2DB5}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanier, Alex}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanier, Alex}}
[[Category:2005 births]]
[[Category:2005 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
⚫
[[Category:French male badminton players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Caen]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Caen]]
⚫
[[Category:French male badminton players]]
[[Category:21st-century French sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 04:51, 22 October 2024

Alex Lanier
Lanier in 2023
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 19)
Caen, France
Years active2020–present
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record195 wins, 63 losses
Highest ranking15 (22 October 2024)
Current ranking15 (22 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  France
European Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Łódź Men's team
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Spokane Boys' singles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade Boys' singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade Mixed team
BWF profile

Alex Lanier (born 26 January 2005) is a French badminton player.[1] He was a boys' singles gold medalist at the 2022 European Junior Championships, and a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Junior Championships. He became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament.[2]

Career

[edit]

Alex Lanier started playing badminton at the age of 3 and later joined the Dives-sur-Mer badminton club. In 2019, he left the Dives-sur-Mer, to join the club of Strasbourg, to compete in the French interclub division. In 2020, he joined INSEP at the age of only 15.[3]

In June 2021, he competed in the Lithuanian International tournament and won his first international title in the final by defeating Canada's player B. R. Sankeerth.[4] Afterwards, he managed to advance to the final at the Latvia International, but lost to India's Meiraba Luwang Maisnam.[5] He bounced back at the Italian International and won his second international title by defeating Czech player Jan Louda.[6]

In 2022, he clinched the boys' singles title at the European Junior Championships.[7] In October, he secured his first win on a World Tour event at the age of only 17, as he defeated Japanese Takuma Obayashi at the Canada Open.[8]

In 2023, Lanier won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships.[9]

In 2024, Lanier won the Japan Open title at a young age 19 years old. He defeated seeded player en-route to the final.[10] The 19-year-old did it in sensational fashion, taking down world No.1 Shi Yu Qi 17-21 21-16 21-18 in the semifinals of DAIHATSU Japan Open 2024 – his first Super 750 tournament – on Saturday. By winning the Japan Open, he became the first ever French player to win a BWF World Tour Super 750 event.[2]

Achievements

[edit]

BWF World Junior Championships

[edit]

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 The Podium, Spokane, United States China Hu Zhean 20–22, 20–22 Bronze Bronze [9]

European Junior Championships

[edit]

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Athletic Hall Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Denmark Jakob Houe 21–18, 21–12 Gold Gold [7]

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

[edit]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Canada Open Super 100 Japan Takuma Obayashi 21–12, 12–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]
2024 Canada Open Super 500 Japan Koki Watanabe 22–20, 17–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Japan Open Super 750 Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 21–17, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [2]

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 4 runners-up)

[edit]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Lithuanian International Canada B. R. Sankeerth 18–21, 23–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [4]
2021 Latvia International India Meiraba Luwang Maisnam 15–21, 21–12, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [5]
2021 Italian International Czech Republic Jan Louda 21–12, 18–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [6]
2022 Estonian International Malaysia Kok Jing Hong 22–20, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Estonian International Japan Yushi Tanaka 13–21, 21–15, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Polish Open Finland Kalle Koljonen 21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Irish Open Republic of Ireland Nhat Nguyen 13–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Luxembourg Open Singapore Jason Teh 21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Denmark Challenge Japan Yushi Tanaka 21–15, 12–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Nantes International Spain Pablo Abián 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Alex Lanier | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Alex Lanier wins Japan Open at age 19, a first for French badminton". Le Monde. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ Chatel, Aline (5 July 2020). "Les pépites du sport à Caen (3/5). Alex Lanier, le prodige du badminton" (in French). Actu.fr. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b Raftery, Alan (14 June 2021). "Alex Lanier Remember the name". Ukrainian Badminton Federation. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b Raftery, Alan (30 August 2021). "Polina Buhrova leads the way for Ukraine". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Perfly Italian International 2021 : Alex Lanier vainqueur !" (in French). French Badminton Federation. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b Gonzalez Martinez, Sara (27 August 2022). "Writing history in the 2022 European Junior Championships". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b "L'Alsacien Alex Lanier entre dans l'histoire en remportant son premier tournoi du World Tour au Canada" (in French). L'Alsace. 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b Pineau, Valentin (9 October 2023). "Badminton. " Alex Lanier en bronze, c'est vraiment un exploit ", juge le coach des Bleuets" (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  10. ^ Kumar, Prem (25 August 2024). "Japan Open: Lanier's here". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  11. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  12. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Alex_Lanier&oldid=1252615831"